Zimní univerzita EDS 2011/2012

"Democratization Process in the Balkans – Promoting European Values and Human Rights"

SO HSS is proud to host an EDS event in the year of Croatia’s acceptance in European Union. Event will have plenty of working sessions and round tables to provide a great learning experience. It will be also attended by many interesting speakers from various political backgrounds and NGO’s.
All additional information regarding Winter University in Zagreb will be on the EDS website and on the website of WinterU Zagreb www.winteru-cro.org.

Kind regards,
Mateo Ivanac, Chairman SO HSS.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 (all activities will be held in the hotel)
11.00-15.00 Training of working group leaders and selected participants
15.00-18.00 Arrival of participants and check in
18.00-18.30 Welcome speach of chairman Juraj Antal (EDS) and Mateo Ivanac (SO HSS)
18.30-19.15 History of the Balkan terminology – what is that? (Nenad Vajzović, Vice Chairman of EDS and SO HSS)
19.30-20.30 Welcome Dinner
20.30-21.00 Welcome to Croatia (short presentation by Nenad Vajzović, Vice Chairman of EDS and Vice Chairman of SO HSS)
Presentation of praticipants, ice-breaking activities

Wednesday, February 22, 2012
08.00-08.45 Breakfast
09.00-10.00 Official Opening of the Conference by Ivo Josipović – President of Croatia (City Hall) - to be confirmed
10.00-10.30 Transfer to the headquarters of HSS
10.30-12.30 Working session (Working groups sessions Policy for Europe, Human rights, High education about Democratization process in Balkans)
12.30-13.15 Lunch
13.15-19.00 PWGs
20.00 Dinner hosted by Neda Prpić Gamiršek - Honorary chairwoman of HSS

Thursday, February 23, 2012
08.00-09.00 Breakfast
09.00-09.30 Transfer to Croatian Parliament (Hrvatski Sabor)
09.30-12.00 Meeting with the Committee for Human Rights
12.30-13.30 Lunch
13.30-15.00 "Corruption as a Violation of Human Rights" (Lecture by Anton Florijan Barišić, President of the Centre for Excellence in Development, Zagreb)
15.00-15.15. Coffee break
15.15-17.00 Worhshops (Moderated by Ivana Pukšec, project coordinator at Chronos Info)
17.00-17.15 Break
17.15-18.30 Summarization
20.00 Dinner

Friday, February 24, 2012 (Location will be organized by Hanns Seidel Stiftung)
08.00-09.00 Breakfast
09.00-12.30 Working groups session 2 (PWGs)
12.30-14.00 Lunch
13.15-16.00 Round table (Co-chair of each PWG and 2 representatives of NGOs)
16.00-16.30 Coffee break
16.30-17.00 Summary session of round table
19.00 Dinner (Restaurant "Stari fijaker")

Saturday, February 25, 2012
(activities before lunch will be held in the hotel)
08.00-09.00 Breakfast
09.00-10.15 20 years of Democratization process on balcans part 1 "Minorities in Croatia" (Lecture by Milorad Pupovac - representative of the Independent Democratic Serb Party (SDSS) in the Croatian Parliament) - to be confirmed
10.15-10.30 Coffee break
10.30-12.00 "Monitoring of minorities human rights in Croatia" (Presentation by Obrad Ivanović from Serbian Democratic Forum (SDF))
12.30-14.00 Lunch (Pivnica Medvedgrad)
14.00-14.30 Transfer to Palača Dverce
14.30-19.30 Council Meeting
19.30-20.30 Preparations for gala dinner
20.30-21.00 Transfer to Museum Mimara
21.00 Gala dinner